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‘BJP govt made ‘Vande Mataram’ mandatory in Madrasas,’ says CM
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday, September 26, said his government has made singing of ‘Vande Mataram’ mandatory in registered madrasas. Adhikari, while attending a programme at the National…
- India
Mamata backs Congress in Nandigram, hints at Bengal opposition reset
Kolkata: Former West Bengal chief minister’s support to the Congress candidate in the Nandigram assembly bypoll is a striking reversal of decades of political rivalry, observers feel, signalling a possible recalibration of…
- India
People free to choose food habits, religious practices: Bengal CM
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said people have the constitutional freedom to choose their food habits and religious practices, in an apparent response to godman Dhirendra Shastri, popularly known as…
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Suvendu apologises over ‘distorted’ Durga image in govt ad
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday, September 7, apologised for a government advertisement carrying a “distorted” image of Goddess Durga with 11 arms instead of the traditional 10, seeking…
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Kolkata school suspends teacher over ‘tilak removal’ row
Kolkata: Prodded by West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, a private missionary school in Kolkata suspended a teacher following an allegation that she repeatedly removed a sandalwood mark (tilak) from the forehead…
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Abhishek alleges BJP goons vandalised TMC office in Kolkata
Kolkata: TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Thursday alleged that armed BJP men barged into the party’s Camac Street office here early on Thursday and vandalised the premises. Banerjee claimed that…
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Anandabazar Patrika office painted saffron by Hindutva workers
Kolkata: A group of Hindutva workers painted the walls of Anandabazar Patrika office saffron on Tuesday, September 1, after an FIR was filed against its journalists, and Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari demanded…
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RG Kar case: Neighbour held over ‘hurried cremation’ of victim
Kolkata: Sanjeev Mukherjee, another co-accused in the conspiracy of the hurried cremation of the RG Kar rape-murder victim’s body in August 2024 at a crematorium at Panihati in North 24 Parganas district…
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HC extends interim protection from arrest to Abhishek Banerjee
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday, August 11, extended till August 31 the interim protection from arrest granted to TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee in three criminal proceedings pending against him. The…
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WB orders fresh probe into RG Kar rape-murder victim’s cremation
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Sunday, August 9, ordered a reinvestigation by the state police into the hurried cremation of the R.G. Kar rape and murder victim in August…
- India
Come to Kolkata, you are safe now: Bengal CM to Taslima Nasrin
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday, August 1, assured acclaimed Bangladeshi writer and poet Taslima Nasrin of absolute safety whenever she visits Kolkata. “I am responsible for providing you…
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Exiled author Taslima Nasreen returns to Kolkata after 19 years
Kolkata: Exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen on Friday returned to Kolkata after nearly 19 years, describing the visit as an emotional homecoming to a city she still considers her own. Her arrival…
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Suvendu vows Goonda Act on ‘Friday people’ involved in protests
Kolkata: Of the 14 people arrested in connection with the NEET protests in Kolkata,13 were Muslims, with West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari promising to invoke the “Goonda” law against the arrested,…
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360 Bengal madrasa staff lose regularisation battle in SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday, July 13, dismissed a batch of petitions filed by about 360 teaching and non-teaching staff of madrasas in West Bengal, challenging the denial of regularisation…
- India
Airport security first, says Suvendu on Kolkata mosque access
Kolkata: Firming up the West Bengal government’s stand on the emerging controversy over suspension of entry passes for congregational prayers at a mosque inside the Kolkata airport, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on…